Worried about Slytherin

That's great that you got another hide and that he finally ate for you! :gj: Just make sure your hides are the right size too, big enough for him to fit in but not huge. And they really seem to prefer more cave-like hides with one hole as opposed to the half log type.

If the bp you're talking about in this post is the one climbing on your head in your avatar pic, then he's not a "baby" and could definitely handle a small rat. I agree with Slim that a medium might be a little big, but it does vary depending on where you buy them. He also might be the type of bp that prefers mice, even if he was eating rats before he escaped, so you might have to start scenting your rats with a mouse or mouse bedding before you offer. Hopefully he just needs to work his way back up to rats though, and since it was such a small meal for him, I would offer again in a week instead of waiting. Good luck! :)

I would probably stick with small rats for now if he takes it. Still a good size meal, but not intimidatingly so.

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Originally Posted by Slim

Do you have any way to weigh your rats? I'd be interested in what you are calling a Med rat (there are no set standards).

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This has been bugging me lately, as I moved from pups to "small" rats about 6 weeks ago. In that time, the sizes have varied significantly. I just bought a scale and weighed the half dozen I bought yesterday and they all come in at 54-64g. I'm feeding tonight, so I'll weigh my guy (10 months) before hand to verify if I'm following the 15% rule of thumb (If I remember correctly).

You said he disappeared for four months? Mine escaped Friday afternoon & we can't find him ANYwhere...please tell me how you found Slitherin?
I'm at a total loss here & worried sick about my first little guy!

My mom has a scale somewhere that she uses for weighing our birds, I'll ask her if I can use that. And yes, Slytherin is the snake on my head in that picture, and that's from before he got out for 4 months. He's bigger now. According to what they told me at the pet store when I bought him he should be one year old this month.